Chosen Hill Former Pupils 8ptsDrybrook 67pts
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Drybrook officially wrapped up the league title with this handsome bonus point victory over a hard pressed ChosenHill ouffit.
Given first use of the slope Drybrook quickly gained the upper hand and went into the lead with their first attack of the game. The ball went through several pairs of hands before Mitch Baldwin was put clear at the corner.
The home side hit back and subjected the Drybrook line to a lot of pressure but eventually the visitors broke clear to record another score. This time wave after wave of attacks led to Tom Treherne touching down in the opposite corner.
Drybrook then lost both Ashley Howells and Ben Large to the sin bin in quick succession after falling foul of the referee’s interpretation of the breakdown laws.
ChosenHill quickly reduced the arrears with a penalty and although Ollie Clements replied with a penalty for Drybrook, the sheer weight of numbers eventually told, and the home side added a simple try down the blind side of a maul.
Back up to full strength Drybrook soon regained the initiative and both Mitch Renton and Craig Clarke went close to scoring before Baldwin scored his second try after cutting a good angle off his wing.
Baldwin then completed his hat trick with Drybrook’s bonus point try when the ChosenhIll defence was sucked in to give him a simple run in at the corner.
Clements converted and right from the restart Drybrook had the confidence to run from deep and skipper Simon Rugman was put clear on the overlap just inside his own half from where he out paced the cover to score mid way out.
Clements converted to give Drybrook a very healthy lead at the break.
Half Time:
ChosenHill Former Pupils 8pts
Drybrook 32pts
Drybrook could afford to relax in the second half but they still managed some cracking tries. The first came when the ChosenHill defence dithered over an awkwardly bouncing ball and winger Harry Gooderham snatched it from a defender’s grasp to score under the posts.
Clements converted and soon added the extras to another try when tremendous pressure led to prop Nick Ovens crossing near the posts.
Baldwin then added his fourth try when he took the inside pass from a Clement’s break from a move which started deep inside the Drybrook half.
The classy stand off made no mistake with the conversion and added another successful kick when Danny Price rounded off yet another powerful Drybrook attack.
Drybrook ended their league campaign with some champagne rugby and centre Ben Large grabbed the last try when he cruised through a tired defence for a try under the posts that Clements converted with ease.
Drybrook 1st XV; Kristian Taft, Mitch Baldwin, Simon Rugman (capt), Ben Large, Harry Gooderham, Ollie Clements, Tom Treherne, Craig Clarke, Ashley Howells, Nick Ovens, Glenn Nott, Neil Morgan, Danny Price, Mitch Bourne, Mitch Renton.
Replacements; Jun Sing Lee, Marcus Cowles, Sam Peaper.
